intensive
adj 1: characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a
combining form; "the questioning was intensive";
"intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a
labor-intensive industry"
2: tending to give force or emphasis; "an intensive adverb"
3: of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed
area by expending more capital and labor; "intensive
agriculture"; "intensive conditions" [ant: {extensive}]
n : a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the
meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an
intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is
an intensifier" [syn: {intensifier}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0